Christopher McDougall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation | Non-fiction author |
Christopher McDougall (born 1962) is an American author and journalist. He is best known for his 2009 bookBorn to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.[1]
He has also written forEsquire,The New York Times Magazine,Outside,Men's Journal, andNew York, and was a contributing editor forMen's Health.[2]
McDougall resides inPeach Bottom, Pennsylvania, a town located withinFulton Township.[3][4][5]
In 2009'sBorn to Run, McDougall tracks down members of the reclusiveTarahumara Indian tribe in the MexicanCopper Canyons. After being repeatedly injured as a runner himself, McDougall marvels at the tribe's ability to run ultra distances (over 100 miles) at incredible speeds, without getting the routine injuries of most American runners. The book has received attention in the sporting world for McDougall's description of how he overcame injuries by modeling his running after the Tarahumara.[6] He asserts that modern cushioned running shoes are a major cause of running injury, pointing to the thin sandals calledhuaraches worn by Tarahumara runners, and the explosion of running-related injuries since the introduction of modern running shoes in 1972.[7]
In theNatural Born Heroes (2015), McDougall explores various aspects of heroes and physical fitness, covering theabduction of a Nazi general duringWorld War II,parkour, and various other challenging situations.[8]
